Prohibitive
[ prə'hibitiv, prəu- ]
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adj. 禁止的;禁止性的;抑制的;（指价格等）过高的;
📝 例句
The cost of education becomes prohibitive to lower-income families.
许多低收入家庭对教育经费不敢问津。
The expense is prohibitive.
费用高得使人不敢问津。
The cost of property in the city is prohibitive.
城里房地产的价格高得使人望而却步.
Unfortunately, the cost of equipment is prohibitive.
遗憾的是，设备的价格昂贵。
The cost of redeveloping the product is prohibitive.
重新研制此产品的成本高得使人不敢问津。
🌱 联想助记
作用相当于禁止的，使用昂贵价格
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📖 牛津释义
prohibitive
adj
1
(a) intended to or tending to prevent the use or purchase of sth 禁止使用或购买的; 禁止性的
a prohibitive tax on imported cars 对进口小汽车徵收的寓禁税.
(b) (of prices, etc) so high that one cannot afford to buy （指价格等）高得买不起的
The cost of property in the city is prohibitive. 城里房地产的价格高得使人望而却步.
2 that prohibits 禁止的: prohibitive laws, road signs 禁律、 禁止通行的路标.
🔁 扩展释义
*[prә'hibitiv]a. 禁止的, 禁止性的【经】 禁止性的, 抑制的
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Bison waste no longer fell on the ground to improve the soil, which as a result became less good for growing plants.
地上不再有野牛的粪便来改良土壤，结果对于植物生长土壤变得不够肥沃了。
A hui may be a wedding, burial or conference. The happier events are marked with speeches, singing and dancing.
一个"会"可能是一次婚礼、葬礼或者会议。而较为喜庆的活动，人们要发表演说，唱歌跳舞以示庆贺。
Here were not carvings in the rock but paintings.
这里岩石上不是石刻而是绘画。